Murder accessory accused to plead guilty to drug charges

A COAST man accused of being an accessory to the murder of 16-year-old Larissa Beilby is expected to plead guilty to a number of charges including drug offences.

Edward William Ford, 32, will contest the accessory charge which will be mentioned in Beenleigh Magistrates Court on October 31.

A man believed to be romantically linked with Ms Beilby at the time of her death, Zlatko Sikorsky, 34, has been charged with 18 offences including one count each of murder, misconduct with a corpse and dangerous operation of a vehicle.

Mr Ford is facing 11 other charges in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court including three counts of possessing dangerous drugs, two counts of possessing drug utensils and single counts of supplying dangerous drugs, and unlawful use of a vehicle.

He appeared via video link today and pleaded not guilty to a charge of supplying dangerous drugs allegedly committed between July 15 and 18 and a charge of possessing money from the supply of drugs allegedly committed on July 21.

Law clerk Matthew Cooper, appearing for Guest Lawyers, told the court Mr Ford was expected to plead guilty to the other nine charges.

Magistrate Haydn Stjernqvist adjourned the case for two weeks.

Mr Ford is one of three people charged with accessory to murder after the fact in relation to Ms Beilby's death along with Joseph Dean Geiger, 38, and Tracy Ann Thomson, 40, who are also expected to contest their charges.

Ms Beilby's body was found in a barrel in the back of a black ute outside a Logan City caravan park on June 27.

Mr Sikorsky was arrested in Alexandra Headland days later after allegedly barricading himself inside a unit for a 27-hour siege.